Auburn students “got down” during this week’s SGA campaigns and elected Sarah Beth Brown as the 2008 Miss Auburn.
Brown, a junior in Spanish, was thrilled to accept the honor.
“This is so surreal,” Brown said. “I just can’t believe this is happening to me. I’m the luckiest person in the world.”
After a week-long campaign and months of planning, which was run by campaign manager Kadie Crowell, Brown and her team of supporters are excited their hard work has paid off.
“This week has gone very smooth,” Crowell said. “I’ve been really impressed by the students’ willingness to get involved and interest in the campaign.”
Brown began planning her Miss Auburn campaign the first week in November when she was named one of the top five Miss Auburn candidates.
Brown campaigned against four other Miss Auburn candidates, each with a unique platform.
Nicole Nero, another of the Miss Auburn candidates, still plans on following through with her platform
“I’m still going to do the peer-mentoring program,” Nero said. “I’ll be getting in touch with people from Project Uplift next week. This was a blessing, and I’ve met so many great people. It was an amazing experience.”
Nikki Allen also enjoyed the whole process.
“It was an experience I’ll never forget,” Allen said.
Whitney Dykes, another of the candidates, said the campaign week was the best opportunity she has had at Auburn.
Elizabeth Toney agreed.
She said the campaign was a great experience and a lot of fun and something she would never trade for anything.
Brown’s platform, “Get Down! Let’s Change the World Around,” emphasizes lending a helping hand to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
The Lee County chapter of Habitat for Humanity has recently been in dire straights, and Brown believes that Auburn students can help this noble organization.
As Miss Auburn, Brown plans on instituting a new Auburn tradition to benefit the local Habitat for Humanity. A first annual “Getting Down to Change the World Around” dance marathon will raise money to support Habitat for Humanity.
One Habitat house takes $60,000 to build. Brown hopes that with one dance marathon, this money, plus much more, will be able to make it a reality for Auburn students to help in building a home for a local family.
Brown hopes that by changing the lives of local people, the change will spread around the world. She realizes that change must start here in Auburn, with Auburn students.
Ultimately, Brown would like to send Auburn students to Africa to build a Habitat home for an African family.
Auburn’s 2008 Miss Auburn hopes to bring about a change in the world.
